by Mike Brehm, USA TODAY Sports

by Mike Brehm, USA TODAY Sports

The NHL handed down one suspension on Sunday and scheduled an in-person hearing for incidents that occurred on Saturday, the same day that the league hit Thornton with the biggest regular-season suspension under league disciplinarian Brendan Shanahan's tenure.

"After Goligoski chips the puck in the neutral zone, Peluso cuts to his right and drives up with considerable force into Goligoski's back, causing him to his the glass violently," said Brian Leetch of the NHL's Department of Player Safety in the accompanying video.

Goligoski needed 12 stitches but returned to the game.

The hit was ill-timed - the Jets had tied the game 35 seconds earlier and the Stars scored twice on the five-minute major. It will also have financial implications as Peluso forfeits $8,653.86 for the first suspension of his career.

Meanwhile, Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Deryk Engelland will have a hearing on Wednesday after being assessed a match penalty for a first-period hit on Detroit Red Wings forward Justin Abdelkader.

Abdelkader was skating for a loose puck at center ice when he and Engelland collided near the red line. Engelland's shoulder appeared to strike Abdelkader's chin, and the Detroit forward was dazed and had to be helped to the dressing room.

The in-person hearing indicates his suspension has the potential to top five games. Engelland was suspended a little more than two years ago for a head hit on Chicago's Marcus Kruger. That falls outside the 18-month period that would affect the per-game cost of his suspension but would be taken into account when handing down his sentence.

So would the injury to Abdelkader. After the game, Red Wings coach Mike Babcock told reporters that the player was going through protocol, code word that they're worried he has a concussion.